Useful references

Everyone has their favourite references. A few of my favourites:

Books:

• On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Non-Fiction, William Zinnser
• Style Manual (now online http://www.stylemanual.gov.au)
• Dictionary – completely underrated

Websites:

• http://www.stylemanual.gov.au – also sign up for their newsletter which has very useful tips
• Vision Australia – Digital Access Blog (their training and webinars are excellent – see for example, Typography in Inclusive Design)
• AIFS LGBTQIA+ glossary of common terms – available here
• ThinkWrite http://thinkwrite.com.au/ simple writing tips emailed each week
• Explorations of Style https://explorationsofstyle.com/ about academic writing
• Grammarly blog / newsletter http://www.grammarly.com
• Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing – website and podcast
• The BBC’s 6 Minute Grammar podcast
• Examples of why punctuations marks are importnat

Training:

• Salis Institute who provide online training (and face to face when possible) http://www.salisinstitute.com
• LinkedIn Learning – from writing and presentation skills, to editing, to getting more from MS Word

Academic writing resources:

• How to Write a Better Thesis (2002), Evans and Gruba
• Purdue Global University – Resources and blog for accademic success and writing
• Choosing article titles – an article by the London School of Economics
• Writing abstracts – an article by the London School of Economics

If your favourite is missing, let me know and I will add it to the list.